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Rajinikanth Movies List | Upcoming Tamil Movies | Filmography
Rajinikanth is one of the excellent Indian Film Actor and a politician who works primarily in Tamil Film Industry. In 1973, he joined in Madras Film Institute for doing his diploma in acting. He was introduced to the Tamil Film Industry by Mr. K. Balachander who is one of the well known Indian Film Director. Rajinikanth’s debut movie is Apoorva Raagangal which is directed by K. Balachander in the year 1975. From Apoorva Raagangal he started his acting carrier in Tamil Film Industry. Then in 2007, he became one of the highest paid actors in Asia after Jackie Chan at the time of Sivaji movie. He is not only working in Tamil Films he is also worked in another film Industries like Bollywood, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam, and Bengali. Rajinikanth upcoming movies are 2.O which is directed by Director Shankar, and another new movie is Kaala which is directed by Pa. Ranjith. Check out below for Rajinikanth Movies List, Upcoming Tamil Movies, Filmography.
Rajinikanth Movies List
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Rajinikanth Movies List
| Film | Year | Role(s) | Language(s) | Director(s) | Notes | |
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| Apoorva Raagangal | 1975 | Pandiyan | Tamil | K. Balachander | ||
| Katha Sangama | 1976 | Kondaji | Kannada | Puttanna Kanagal | ||
| Anthuleni Katha | 1976 | Murthy | Telugu | K. Balachander | ||
| Moondru Mudichu | 1976 | Prasad | Tamil | K. Balachander | ||
| Baalu Jenu | 1976 | Vasu | Kannada | Balan, Kunigal Nagabushan |
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| Avargal | 1977 | Ramanathan | Tamil | K. Balachander | ||
| Kavikkuyil | 1977 | Murugan | Tamil | Devaraj Mohan | ||
| Raghupathi Raghavan Rajaram | 1977 | Veeraiyan | Tamil | Durai | ||
| Chilakamma Cheppindi | 1977 | Ravi | Telugu | Eranki Sharma | ||
| Bhuvana Oru Kelvi Kuri | 1977 | Sampath | Tamil | S. P. Muthuraman | ||
| Ondu Premada Kathe | 1977 | Local school chairman | Kannada | S. M. Joe Simon | ||
| 16 Vayathinile | 1977 | Parattai | Tamil | P. Bharathiraja | ||
| Sahodarara Savaal | 1977 | Shekhar | Kannada | K. S. R. Das | ||
| Aadu Puli Attam | 1977 | Rajini | Tamil | S. P. Muthuraman | ||
| Gaayathri | 1977 | Rajarathinam | Tamil | R. Pattabhiraman | ||
| Kumkuma Rakshe | 1977 | Unknown | Kannada | S. K. A. Chari | ||
| Aarupushpangal | 1977 | Ravi | Tamil | K. M. Balakrishnan | ||
| Tholireyi Gadichindi | 1977 | Unknown | Telugu | K. S. Rami Reddy | ||
| Aame Katha | 1977 | Unknown | Telugu | |||
| Galate Samsara | 1977 | Sundar | Kannada | C. V. Rajendran | ||
| Shankar Salim Simon | 1978 | Simon | Tamil | P. Madhavan | ||
| Kiladi Kittu | 1978 | Srikanth | Kannada | K. S. R. Das | ||
| Annadammula Savaal | 1978 | Rangababu | Telugu | K. S. R. Das | ||
| Aayiram Jenmangal | 1978 | Ramesh | Tamil | Durai | ||
| Maathu Tappada Maga | 1978 | Unknown | Kannada | Peketi Sivaram | ||
| Mangudi Minor | 1978 | Kumar | Tamil | V. C. Guhanathan | ||
| Bairavi | 1978 | Mookaiah | Tamil | M. Bhaskar | ||
| Ilamai Oonjaladukirathu | 1978 | Murali | Tamil | C. V. Sridhar | ||
| Sadhurangam | 1978 | Kumaresan | Tamil | Durai | ||
| Vanakkatukuriya Kathaliye | 1978 | Joe | Tamil | A. C. Tirulokchandar | ||
| Vayasu Pilichindi | 1978 | Murali | Telugu | C. V. Sridhar | ||
| Mullum Malarum | 1978 | Kaali | Tamil | J. Mahendran | Tamil Nadu State Film Award Special Prize | |
| Iraivan Kodutha Varam | 1978 | Rajinikanth | Tamil | A. Bhimsingh | ||
| Thappida Thala | 1978 | Devu | Kannada | K. Balachander | ||
| Thappu Thalangal | 1978 | Deva | Tamil | K. Balachander | ||
| Aval Appadithan | 1978 | Thyagu | Tamil | C. Rudhraiya | ||
| Thai Meethu Sathiyam | 1978 | Babu | Tamil | R. Thyagarajan | ||
| En Kelvikku Enna Bathil | 1978 | Solomon | Tamil | P. Madhavan | ||
| Paavathin Sambalam | 1978 | Himself | Tamil | Durai | Guest appearance | |
| Justice Gopinath | 1978 | Ravi | Tamil | Dasari Yoganand | ||
| Priya | 1978 | Ganesh | Tamil | S. P. Muthuraman | Tamil–Kannada bilingual film | |
| Priya | 1979 | Ganesh | Kannada | S. P. Muthuraman | Tamil–Kannada bilingual film | |
| Kuppathu Raja | 1979 | Raja | Tamil | T. R. Ramanna | ||
| Iddaru Asadhyule | 1979 | Bhaskar | Telugu | K. S. R. Das | ||
| Allauddinum Albhutha Vilakkum | 1979 | Kamruddin | Malayalam | I. V. Sasi | Malayalam–Tamil bilingual film | |
| Ninaithale Inikkum | 1979 | Deepak | Tamil | K. Balachander | Tamil–Telugu bilingual film</td | |
| Andamaina Anubhavam | 1979 | Dileep | Telugu | K. Balachander | Tamil–Telugu bilingual film | |
| Thaayillamal Naan Illai | 1979 | Bichwa Bakri | Tamil | R. Thyagarajan | Guest appearance | |
| Allaudinaum Arputha Vilakkum | 1979 | Kamruddin | Tamil | I. V. Sasi | Malayalam–Tamil bilingual film | |
| Dharma Yuddam | Raja | Tamil | R. C. Sakthi | |||
| Naan Vazhavaippen | 1979 | Michael D’Souza | Tamil | Dasari Yoganand | ||
| Tiger | 1979 | Rashid | Telugu | N. Ramesh | ||
| Aarilirunthu Arubathu Varai | 1979 | Santhanam | Tamil | S. P. Muthuraman | ||
| Annai Oru Aalayam | 1979 | Vijay | Tamil | R. Thyagarajan | Tamil–Telugu bilingual film | |
| Amma Evarikkaina Amma | 1979 | Vijay | Telugu | R. Thyagarajan | Tamil–Telugu bilingual film | |
| Billa | 1980 | David Billa, Rajappa | Tamil | R. Krishnamurthy | ||
| Natchathiram | 1980 | Himself | Tamil | Dasari Narayana Rao | Guest appearance | |
| Ram Robert Rahim | 1980 | Ram | Telugu | Vijaya Nirmala | ||
| Anbukku Naan Adimai | 1980 | Gopinath | Tamil | R. Thyagarajan | ||
| Kaali | 1980 | Kali | Tamil | I. V. Sasi | Tamil–Telugu bilingual film | |
| Mayadari Krishnudu | 1980 | Krishnudu | Telugu | R. Thyagarajan | ||
| Naan Potta Saval | 1980 | Ram | Tamil | Puratchidasan | ||
| Johnny | 1980 | Johnny, Vidyasagar | Tamil | J. Mahendran | ||
| Kaali | 1980 | Kaali | Telugu | I. V. Sasi | Tamil–Telugu bilingual film | |
| Ellam Un Kairasi | 1980 | Raja | Tamil | M. A. Thirumugam | ||
| Polladhavan | 1980 | Manohar | Tamil | Muktha V. Srinivasan | ||
| Murattu Kalai | 1980 | Kalaiyan | Tamil | S. P. Muthuraman | ||
| Thee | 1981 | Rajashekar | Tamil | R. Krishnamurthy | ||
| Kazhugu | 1981 | Raja | Tamil | S. P. Muthuraman | ||
| Thillu Mullu | 1981 | Chandran (Indran) | Tamil | K. Balachander | ||
| Garjanai | 1981 | Vijay | Tamil | C. V. Rajendran | Tamil–Malayalam–Kannada multilingual film | |
| Garjanam | 1981 | Vijay | Malayalam | C. V. Rajendran | Tamil–Malayalam–Kannada multilingual film | |
| Garjane | 1981 | Vijay | Kannada | C. V. Rajendran | Tamil–Malayalam–Kannada multilingual film | |
| Netrikkann | 1981 | Chakravarthi, Santosh | Tamil | S. P. Muthuraman | ||
| Ranuva Veeran | 1981 | Raghu | Tamil | S. P. Muthuraman | ||
| Pokkiri Raja | 1982 | Raja, Ramesh | Tamil | S. P. Muthuraman | ||
| Thanikattu Raja | 1982 | Suryaprakash | Tamil | V. C. Guhanathan | ||
| Ranga | 1982 | Ranganathan | Tamil | R. Thyagarajan | ||
| Puthukavithai | 1982 | Anand | Tamil | S. P. Muthuraman | ||
| Nandri, Meendum Varuga | 1982 | Himself | Tamil | T. S. B. K. Moulee | Guest appearance | |
| Enkeyo Ketta Kural | 1982 | Kumaran | Tamil | S. P. Muthuraman | ||
| Moondru Mugam | 1982 | Alex Pandian, Arun, John | Tamil | A. Jagannathan | Tamil Nadu State Film Award Special Prize | |
| Agni Sakshi | 1982 | Himself | Tamil | K. Balachander | Guest appearance | |
| Paayum Puli | 1983 | Bharani | Tamil | S. P. Muthuraman | ||
| Uruvangal Maralam | 1983 | Himself (Raghavendrar) | Tamil | S. V. Ramanan | Guest appearance | |
| Thudikkum Karangal | 1983 | Gopi | Tamil | C. V. Sridhar | ||
| Andha Kanoon | 1983 | Vijay Kumar Singh | Hindi | Tatineni Rama Rao | ||
| Thai Veedu | 1983 | Raju | Tamil | R. Thyagarajan | ||
| Sivappu Sooriyan | 1983 | Vijay | Tamil | Muktha V. Srinivasan | ||
| Jeet Hamaari | 1983 | Raju | Hindi | R. Thyagarajan | ||
| Adutha Varisu | 1983 | Kannan | Tamil | S. P. Muthuraman | ||
| Thanga Magan | 1983 | Arun | Tamil | A. Jagannathan | ||
| Meri Adaalat | 1984 | Ashok | Hindi | A. T. Raghu | ||
| Naan Mahan Alla | 1984 | Vishwanath | Tamil | S. P. Muthuraman | ||
| Thambikku Entha Ooru | 1984 | Balu | Tamil | Rajasekhar | ||
| Kai Kodukkum Kai | 1984 | Kaalimuthu | Tamil | J. Mahendran | ||
| Ethe Naasaval | 1984 | Ram | Telugu | Puratchidasan | ||
| Anbulla Rajinikanth | 1984 | Himself | Tamil | K. Natraj | ||
| Gangvaa | 1984 | Gangvaa | Hindi | Rajasekhar | ||
| Nallavanuku Nallavan | 1984 | Manickam | Tamil | S. P. Muthuraman | Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Tamil | |
| John Jani Janardhan | 1984 | John A. Mendez, Janardhan B. Gupta, Jani | Hindi | Tatineni Rama Rao | ||
| Nyayam Meere Cheppalli | 1985 | Aathmaram | Telugu | G. Rammohan Rao | Guest appearance | |
| Naan Sigappu Manithan | 1985 | Vijay | Tamil | S.A. Chandrasekhar | ||
| Mahaguru | 1985 | Vijay (Maha Guru) | Hindi | S. S. Ravichandra | ||
| Un Kannil Neer Vazhindal | 1985 | Ravi | Tamil | Balu Mahendra | ||
| Wafadaar | 1985 | Ranga | Hindi | Dasari Narayana Rao | ||
| Sri Raghavendra | 1985 | Raghavendra | Tamil | S. P. Muthuraman | ||
| Geraftaar | 1985 | Hussain | Hindi | Prayag Raj | Guest appearance | |
| Yaar? | 1985 | Himself | Tamil | Sakthi–Kannan | Guest appearance | |
| Bewafai | 1985 | Ranvir | Hindi | R. Thyagarajan | ||
| Padikkadavan | 1985 | Rajendran | Tamil | Rajasekhar | ||
| Mr. Bharath | 1986 | Bharath | Tamil | S. P. Muthuraman | ||
| Naan Adimai Illai | 1986 | Vijay | Tamil | Dwarakish | ||
| Jeevana Poratam | 1986 | Ravi | Telugu | Rajachandra | ||
| Viduthalai | 1986 | Raja | Tamil | K. Vijayan | ||
| Bhagwaan Dada | 1986 | Bhagwan Dada | Hindi | J. Om Prakash | ||
| Kodai Mazhai | 1986 | Himself | Tamil | Muktha S. Sundar | Guest appearance | |
| Asli Naqli | 1986 | Birju Ustad | Hindi | Sudarsan Nag | ||
| Dosti Dushmani | 1986 | Ranjith | Hindi | Tatineni Rama Rao | ||
| Maaveeran | 1986 | Raja | Tamil | Rajasekhar | Also co-producer | |
| Daku Hasina | 1987 | Mangal Singh | Hindi | Ashok Rao | Special appearance | |
| Velaikaran | 1987 | Raghupathi | Tamil | S. P. Muthuraman | ||
| Insaaf Kaun Karega | 1987 | Vikram Singh | Hindi | Sudarsan Nag | ||
| Oorkavalan | 1987 | Kangeyan | Tamil | Manobala | ||
| Manithan | 1987 | Raja | Tamil | S. P. Muthuraman | ||
| Manathil Uruthi Vendum | 1987 | Himself | Tamil | K. Balachander | Guest appearance | |
| Uttar Dakshin | 1987 | Shankar | Hindi | Prabhat Khanna | ||
| Tamacha | 1988 | Vikram Pratap Singh | Hindi | Ramesh Ahuja | ||
| Guru Sishyan | 1988 | Raja (Guru) | Tamil | S. P. Muthuraman | ||
| Dharmathin Thalaivan | 1988 | Balu, Shankar | Tamil | S. P. Muthuraman | ||
| Bloodstone | 1988 | Shyam Sabu | English | Dwight H. Little | ||
| Kodi Parakuthu | 1988 | Erode Shivagiri (Dada) | Tamil | P. Bharathiraja | ||
| Rajathi Raja | 1989 | Raja, Chinnarasu | Tamil | R. Sundarrajan | ||
| Gair Kanooni | 1989 | Azam Khan | Hindi | Prayag Raj | Special appearance | |
| Siva | 1989 | Siva (Tiger) | Tamil | Ameerjan | ||
| Raja Chinna Roja | 1989 | Raja (Kumar) | Tamil | S. P. Muthuraman | ||
| Mappillai | 1989 | Aarumugam | Tamil | Rajasekhar | ||
| Bhrashtachar | 1989 | Abdul Sattar | Hindi | Ramesh Sippy | Special appearance | |
| ChaalBaaz | 1989 | Jaggu | Hindi | Pankaj Parashar | ||
| Panakkaran | 1990 | Muthu | Tamil | P. Vasu | ||
| Periya Idathu Pillai | 1990 | Rajinikanth | Tamil | Senthilnathan | Guest appearance | |
| Athisaya Piravi | 1990 | Kaalai, Balu | Tamil | S. P. Muthuraman | ||
| Dharma Durai | 1991 | Dharma Durai | Tamil | Rajasekhar | ||
| Hum | 1991 | Kumar Malhotra | Hindi | Mukul S. Anand | ||
| Farishtay | 1991 | Arjun Thange[e] | Hindi | Anil Sharma | ||
| Khoon Ka Karz | 1991 | Kishan | Hindi | Mukul S. Anand | ||
| Phool Bane Angaray | 1991 | Ranjit Singh | Hindi | K. C. Bokadia | ||
| Nattukku Oru Nallavan | 1991 | Subhash | Tamil | V. Ravichandran | ||
| Thalapathi | 1991 | Surya | Tamil | Mani Ratnam | ||
| Mannan | 1992 | Krishnan | Tamil | P. Vasu | Also playback singer | |
| Tyagi | 1992 | Shankar G. “Dadhu” Dayal | Hindi | K. C. Bokadia | ||
| Annamalai | 1992 | Annamalai | Tamil | Suresh Krissna | ||
| Pandiyan | 1992 | Pandiyan | Tamil | S. P. Muthuraman | ||
| Insaniyat Ke Devta | 1993 | Anwar | Hindi | K. C. Bokadia | ||
| Yejaman | 1993 | Vaanavarayan | Tamil | R. V. Udayakumar | ||
| Uzhaippali | 1993 | Thamizharasan (Thamizhazhagan) | Tamil | P. Vasu | ||
| Valli | 1993 | Veeraiyan | Tamil | K. Natraj | Cameo appearance Also producer and screenwriter |
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| Veera | 1994 | Muthuveerappan (Veera) | Tamil | Suresh Krissna | ||
| Baashha | 1995 | Manickam (Manick Baashha) | Tamil | Suresh Krissna | ||
| Peddarayudu | 1995 | Paparayudu | Telugu | Ravi Raja Pinisetty | Guest appearance | |
| Aatank Hi Aatank | 1995 | Munna | Hindi | Dilip Shankar | ||
| Muthu | 1995 | Muthuvel, Zamindar | Tamil | K. S. Ravikumar | Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Actor | |
| Bhagya Debata | 1995 | Unknown | Bengali | Raghuram | Special appearance | |
| Arunachalam | 1997 | Arunachalam, Vedachalam | Tamil | Sundar C. | ||
| Padayappa | 1999 | Aarupadayappan | Tamil | K. S. Ravikumar | Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Actor | |
| Bulandi | 2000 | Ghajraj Thakur | Hindi | Tatineni Rama Rao | Guest appearance | |
| Baba | 2002 | Baba, Mahavatar Babaji (voice only) | Tamil | Suresh Krissna | Also producer and screenwriter | |
| Chandramukhi | 2005 | Saravanan, Vettaiyan Raja | Tamil | P. Vasu | Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Actor | |
| Sivaji | 2007 | Sivaji Arumugam | Tamil | S. Shankar | Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Actor Vijay Award for Favourite Hero Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Tamil |
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| Kuselan | 2008 | Ashok Kumar | Tamil | P. Vasu | Cameo appearance Tamil–Telugu bilingual film |
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| Kathanayakudu | 2008 | Ashok Kumar | Telugu | P. Vasu | Cameo appearance Tamil–Telugu bilingual film |
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| Enthiran | 2010 | Vaseegaran, Chitti | Tamil | S. Shankar | Vijay Award for Favourite Hero Vijay Award for Best Villain Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Tamil |
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| Ra.One | 2011 | Chitti | Hindi | Anubhav Sinha | Special appearance | |
| Kochadaiiyaan | 2014 | Kochadaiiyaan, Rana, Sena | Tamil | Soundarya Rajinikanth | Also playback singer | |
| Lingaa | 2014 | Raja Lingeswaran, Lingeswaran (Lingaa) | Tamil | K. S. Ravikumar | Vijay Award for Favourite Hero | |
| Kabali | 2016 | Kabaleeswaran (Kabali) | Tamil | |||
| Cinema Veeran | 2017 | Himself | Tamil | Aishwarya R. Dhanush | Documentary film, Narrator |
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| 2.0 | 2018 | Vaseegaran, Chitti | Tamil | S. Shankar | Post-production | |
| Kaala | 2018 | Karikalan | Tamil | Pa. Ranjith | Post-production |
Read also: Vijay Movie List | Ajith Movie List | Sridevi Movie List
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